J U D G M E N T

SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral):

I.A. No. 11551/2021 (seeking condonation of delay in filing petition)

1. The petition has been filed beyond the period of three months prescribed under Section 34 (3) of the Act. However, it is within the permissible extended period of limitation as provided by the Supreme Court in Suo Motu Writ (Civil) No. 3/2020 titled In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation.

2. For the grounds and reasons stated in the application, delay in filing the petition is condoned.

3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of.

O.M.P. (COMM) 267/2021

4. The present petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’] has been filed by Vascon Engineers Ltd. (being the Claimant before the Arbitrator) [hereinafter referred to as ‘Vascon’] seeking setting aside of the Arbitral Award dated 31st December, 2020 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Award’], whereby the Ld. Sole Arbitrator has rejected certain claims of Vascon.

5. Recently, this Court had the occasion to deal with a challenge to the impugned Award at the instance of the Directorate General of Married Accommodation Project (DG-MAP), working under the Mi